Thursday, January 31, 2013

an interesting one for clash completists is this album from one time clash member keith levene."This was Levene's first proper release. 12 tracks mostly made up of instrumentals or covers versions. The majority of tracks come from his two previous EP releases" (from wikipedia).two of the cover versions are the ska classics 'liquidator' and 'double barrel'.its an interesting album and one you should like.so now you just have to listen,enjoy and leave a comment.thanks! p.s thanks to neil in lewisham for this oneviolent opposition here!

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

muchas gracias for camden dave today for this brilliant live show from the jam.it was recorded at the michael sobell sports centre apparently in sunny london town in december 1981.its got 21 tracks for your listening pleasure and it really is a great great show.anyhoo please listen,enjoy and for a laugh leave a comment.thanks! you might want to click on this

ive been meaning to post some clash for a while but for some reason ive not got around to doing it until now.this is what www.blackmarketclash.com had to say about this show."Sourced from an FM radio broadcast this has a great sound, the best from this European/UK final leg of the 16 Tons Tour. It’s the best sounding source for hearing the particular live sound The Clash were producing at this stage in their history; very tight and dominated by Mick’s effects heavy lead guitar, played in a great mixture of short solo bursts and punk power chords."its only 9 songs but bmc explains why.anyway more new clash live stuff to come soon and some re-posts as well.so over to you to listen to this loud,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

Monday, January 21, 2013

a great live show from the clash recorded at the colliseum in harlesden, london in march of '77.a chaotic gig with several false starts/power failures etc and with joe shouting ' hey mick whats going on?who pulled the plug out?"or words to that effect.anyway according to the good folks at www.blackmarketclash.com a slightly longer version of this exists but with the possibility that several of these extra tracks maybe came from another show.its definitely a very listenable show and a lot better sound than other shows i have from this era of the band.so i hope you listen,enjoy and then leave a comment on it.thanks!

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Evening all. I have a request for help from anyone living in Ireland who has access to BBC One N.I. Why you ask? Well on Monday night the 21st January the station is showing an hour long documentary of the undertones entitled "Teenage Kicks:The Story of The Undertones". Its on at 22.35 and it sounds like its great. Here is what the BBC website says about it BBC_Undertones. So if anyone could possibly record it and possibly send me a link to it or i can send them blank dvds or something in exchange or a dvd of a band from my collection that would be brilliant. I really want to see this documentary so any help will be greatly appreciated.Thanks very much!

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

i decided to repost this clash II show as i remember when it was on megaupload it was one of the most popular clash shows id posted.anyway this is a brilliant show.soundwise its fantastic and the whole thing just crackles with energy and tension.opening track london calling gets halted about a minute into it for joe to complain about the spitting.seriously it is a feckin excellent gig.if you go to www.blackmarketclash.com and you can check out the full story,its a good read.so after reading that come back and listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!Patriots of the wasteland

This repost today comes courtesy of camden dave.its a recording of the clash II in stockholm from 1984.as always with the clash II im a bit apprehensive before i listen to any recordings by them but they always grow on me and i like them more with each subsequent listen.decent sound quality here that i hope youll enjoy.i think theres another version of this boot around called 'stockholm calling' that was apparently recorded by a swedish radio station so until that turns up please enjoy this and then leave a comment.thanks!